Category: Sports

Rahul, Jyoti emerge winners in Mumbai Half Marathon

Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Rahul Kumar Pal and Jyoti Chauhan emerged champions in the men's and women's category, respectively, of…

8 years ago

Barcelona confirm goalkeeper Bravo’s move to Man City

Barcelona, Aug 21 (IANS) Spanish football champions FC Barcelona's sporing director Roberto Fernandez has confirmed they are on the verge…

8 years ago

FINA threatens action against ‘mugged’ US Olympic swimmers

Lausanne (Switzerland), Aug 21 (IANS) The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has said it was watching the probe into a breach…

8 years ago

Pele delighted after Brazil win maiden Olympic football gold

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21 (IANS) Legendary Brazilian footballer Pele described his country's historic first Olympic men's football triumph as…

8 years ago

Reinstatement of Russian athletics federation is priority: IAAF

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21 (IANS) Reinstatement of the Russian athletics federation in the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)…

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Russian shot putter Kolodko stripped of 2012 Olympic silver

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21 (IANS) Russian shot putter Evgeniya Kolodko has been stripped of his 2012 Olympic silver for…

8 years ago

I’ve shut my critics up, says Neymar

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21 (IANS) Brazil football superstar Neymar labelled winning Rio Olympic gold as one of the "best…

8 years ago

Naked Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21 (IANS) Have the ancient Greek athletes descended at Rio and are they participating in the…

8 years ago

Dipa Karmakar, coach Nandi braved ‘conspiracies’ to reach the top

By Subir Bhaumik Agartala, Aug 21 (IANS) Dipa Karmakar's coach Bisheswar Nandi had once sought the intervention of the Tripura…

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Spain’s Beitia wins Olympic high jump gold at 37

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21 (IANS) Spain's Ruth Beitia surprised the field to win her maiden major title of high…

8 years ago

Unsung but undaunted: Chess Olympiad winners plan their next move

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Aug 21 (IANS) At a time when awards and accolades are being showered on the two…

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US win sixth women’s 4x400m Olympic gold

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21 (IANS) The US won their sixth straight Olympic gold medal in the women's 4x400m relay,…

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South Africa’s Semenya grabs 800m gold in Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21 (IANS) South Africa's Caster Semenya set a national record to win the gold in the…

8 years ago

Wrestling world champions Akgul, Sadulaev bag Olympic titles

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21 (IANS) Turkey's world wrestling champion Taha Akgul claimed the men's freestyle 125kg title at the…

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Neymar holds nerve as Brazil win Olympic football gold

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21 (IANS) Neymar converted the decisive spot-kick as Brazil ended their long wait for Olympic football…

8 years ago

Chen Aisen wins China’s 7th diving gold at Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21 (IANS) China's 20-year-old diver Chen Aisen scored a highest 108.00 points in his last dive…

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US clobber Spain to win sixth straight women’s basketball gold

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21 (IANS) The powerhouse United States women's basketball team was nearly as dominant in the final…

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Watford present Pereyra and Kaboul

Watford (England), Aug 21 (IANS) English football club Watford presented their last two signings, Argentine midfielder Roberto Pereyra and French…

8 years ago

4th Test: Wet outfield, downpour rains off play on third day too

Port of Spain (Trinidad), Aug 21 (IANS) For the third consecutive day of the fourth cricket Test, the West Indies…

8 years ago

Nigeria holds off Honduras to win men’s football bronze

Belo Horizonte, Aug 21 (IANS) John Obi Mikel and Umar Sadiq led Nigeria to a 3-2 victory over Honduras in…

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